Library Buildings around the World

Sweden
FOJAB arkitekter, Lund – Sweden
s. Diener & Diener, Högskolas Bibliotek (Orkanenbiblioteket), Malmö
Henrick Jais-Nielsen Mats White Arkitekter, Helsingborg – Sweden
http://www.jais-nielsenwhite.se
Libraries:
Lomma Bibliotek, Lomma – Sweden 2009
1.200 m²
Lomma new library, with its location on the border between the existing center and a new towndistrict by the sea that suddenly
emerge, is given a key position in the city with great symbolic value for the municipality. The Library building, situated close to the
Höje river, is simple in its form, fully dressed with galvanized steel plates it relates to the port environment with boats and plate
sheds. The building is located on an elevated granite plateau with an entrance ramp in all its width. Towards the water and the view
is a less disconnected cafe building, as an architectural "little brother" to the library, from where it also can be reached.
Once in the building you meet a single large room into two floors height with a considerably raked roofs. A straight staircase, like a
gangway leads up to an entresol, freely floating and completely fresh-cut from the outer contour. A core along the north facade
contains administrative and personnel functions. The rest of the library is fully intended for the public. A unifying visual idea is the
"Red wall" from floor to ceiling, as a cardiac wall decorated with the LIBRARY translated into 50 different languages by writing in
silver. The wall is designed by graphic artist Gabor Palotai. The library is designed as a heavy houses with concrete walls and
ceilings. Floors are designed as 50 cm deep floor installation, which has the advantage that all electricity and plumbing installations
are hidden. The only visible traces are three stainless steel chimneys at north facade. (Jais-Nnielsen)
Språk- och Literaturcentrum, Lunds Universitet, Lund 2004
Malmström & Edström, Arkitektkontor, Göteborg – Sweden
http://www.malmstromedstrom.se
Libraries:
Stadsbibliotek Vaxholm, Vaxholm – Sweden Competition 2008
BTA 900 m² gross area building with orangery 270 m², 300 m² renovation
When the town of Vaxholm decided to build a new arts center was the place given to the central park camp adjacent to the older
existing cinema theater. Our aim and intention was to make the arts center to a part of the park and the park to some of the arts
center. The solution was the orangery, which can be regarded both park and cultural center, a borderland between the two.
Orangery linking indoors and outdoors but also the site of different height levels and culture house various business areas. Certain
activities may also be made directly in this room as author evenings, musical performances, exhibitions and children's play. In
winter, the room is a warm extension of the park and water-laden summer days, it acts as a ceiling for café guests. Year round, it is
an inviting place, with a low "threshold", the city and visitors. (Malmström)
Universitetsbibliotek Växjö – Sweden 2006
Client: Videum AB, Completed in 2006, Area: 11300m2 Total BTA which 7200m2 building BTA
Conversion and extension of existing university library. (Malmström)
Växjö university library is located on campus and consists of two buildings, an older brick building dating from 1995 and a newer
annex building, which was finalized in 2006. If and to the building was designed by Malmström & Edström Architects. Rooms for
studies The library contains different types of learning environments to choose from, here are 54 meeting rooms of varying size,
three quiet reading rooms and over 900 study places. More than a library The library has Pedagogical University Centre, UPC their
premises. The library is also ICT workshop for the training of university staff, a Multimediesal with equipment for showing films,
video conferencing and distance learning. There are also language and medielab and Text Workshop, which provides support in
academic writing. (http://194.47.65.210/bib/om/fakta/index/xml)
Södertörns högskola, Huddinge – Sweden 2004
11.000 m²
Awards:
2004 Pristagare Kasper Salinpriset
The building area is 10 800 sq-meters and the program organizer Including Areas library, restaurant, cafe and two large spaces for
exam writing. The building is Tilted Slightly out of the General Of The grid area. Simplicity in plane (a Rectangle of 49x58 m) is
contrasted in a more complex cross section. A study room Suspended enable visual contact diagonally Between the main levels of the
library and Allows for daylight to reach the center of the building. No main-staircase Is to Be Found, Instead Vertical
Communications are Organized by four Staircase Which "also work as fire-escape ways. The Demand for Flexibility resulted in a
site-casted Concrete Construction regarding the large open spaces. Supplementary Structures, cladded with industrially strongly
Coloured panels or glass, are removable INSERTED AS VOLUME. A floor of massive wood (ash) Provides a silent and long-lasting
Unifying horizontal surface in the library. The interior design was Developed Follo wing a special concept. Parts related to more
permanent building-elements, Such as the Load-Bearing Structure and Staircase, were expressing Them Selves throughout Their on
materiality (Concrete, steel, limestone ecc) While more temporary Instead element acted by means of the color. Less long-lasting
elements were Defined as free-standing building VOLUME (Placed In The Open-Space Library), Book-Shelves, furniture's and even
books. All of These were seen as "color", Which Implior thats the character of The Library Will change over time. As Responsible
Architect to the building we were also "Concerning collaborating's furniture and book-Shelves But the main Responsibility Were
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